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party on this act, and hence voted ne
on the bill.

party on this act, and hence voted no
on the bill.
Senator Truax,s bill, authorizing rail-
road companies to appoint police for
their own protection, came near being
killed Monday. The bill is similar to the
law that has been in vogue in Massachu-
sets for years. The opposition, led by
Messrs. Bowen, Hixon, ct al, assumed
that this act was giving corporations q
stuffed club with which to wallop labor
whenever 1t became obstreperous. The
bill was recommended to pass by vote
of % to 10. 1t was amended 30 that
these officers can only arrest for ofienses
committed in their presence.
The House has done one commendable
thing at least. 1t has "sot down" on the
Merrill school text book bill, and will
probably remain in this position
throughout the remainder ofthe session.
One of the most important bills passed
or that will become law during the
present session is the Whiteman cleo
ton law. While this has not yet run
the gauntlet of both houses, there is lit
tie doubt about its passage. The bill is
very lengthy, but the following text en-
bodies all the more important features:
Section Is OF the old law. providing when
general elections shall be held.
Section Axes the number of voters In each
precinct at ZOO. Township supervisors are to
be the township judges OF oil ection, and the
town clerk, with one other of opposite polit.
ical faith, to be their clerks. In cities there
are to he three judges and two clerks. and OF
these two must be of an opposite political
faith. Thirty days before general elections
and twenty days before specials. township
and city clerks are to post in three public
places notices of the election, its time and
the Offices to be filled. At general and special
elections ballot boxes are TO be provided for
all tickets marked state; for all marked
judiciary, for all marked county; for all
endorsed 'town' or "city"; also q box In
which all ballots endorsed Legislature" shall
be deposited; also. q box In which all ballots
endorsed congress" shall be deposited. Al
any election at which any officers, to be voted
for by ballot or subject to be submitted to
vote not otherwise In this section provided
for, there shall be provided as many addition.
| al boxes as there are additional kinds of bal
lots required. The only method OF voting al
any election shall be by ballot. ANY person
Offering to vote shall deliver his ballot or bal
lots TO one of the judges I'm the presence OF
the board. The ballots shall be printed O,
written or partly printed and partly written
upon plain white paper, and shall contain the
names OF the person or persons for whom the
elector intends to vote, designating the Office
to which each person 80 named is intended BY
him te be chosen. The ballot shall be COM
posed as follows: First-The name of ali the
persons voted for by any elector at an cleo
ton in whose election all Of the voters of the
State have the right alike to participate. ex
cept electors Of President and vIce-Pres idenl
and chief justice and associate justices of the
Supreme Court, shall be upon one ballot
which shall be endorsed "State" The names
| OF all persons voted for by any elector, a any
election, for chief justice or associate justices
| OF the Supreme Court, judges of the distric,
court or probate judge, shall be upon one bal
| lot, which ballot shall be endorsed "judici
ary"; third, the names of the persons voted
for by any elector at any election for any
county office or Offices, In whose election ali
of the voters OF the county alike have the
right to participate, shall be upon one ba Hot
which shall be endorsed county; fourth, the
names OF the persons voted for by any electoi
at any election, for senators and members OF
the house OF representatives. shall be upon
one ballot, which shall be endorsed "legisla.
lature"; nth, the name of the person voted
for at any election for represent alive I'm con.
gross shall be upon a separate ballot and en-
dorsed congress; six tn, the name of the
persons voted for by any elector, at any cleo
ton, for any town offices, or, I'm an incorpor-
ated city, for any Offices. shall be upon one
ballot. which ballot shall be endorsed "town'
or "city" las the case may bel. At general
election for representatives I'm congress, II
any person named I'm the Congress ballot
shall be intended to supply vacancy in the
Office of representative, the ballots shall de-
signate the congress to which each person il
designed to be chosen. When electors Of
President and Vice-Prcsident are to be chosen
a separate ballot shall be given for them
which shall be endorsed ELECTORS, and shall
contain the names Of the persons designated
by the voters giving the same to be electors of
President and Yice-President, or any of them.
Ballot captions are to be printed In one
straight line In black ink and In "Great Prim-
er, Roman condensed capitals" Mar ked bal
lots are prohibited, The manner Of recording
votes is according to the number of ba Hot
boxes used. If any person Offering to vote at
any election shall be challenged in relation to
his right to vote at that election by Judge,
or by any other person entitled to vote at the
same poll, one of the judges shall tender to
him the following oath: "You do swear Tor
afirml that you will fully answer all questions
as shall be put to you touching place OF resi-
dence and qualifications as an eleotor at this
election" The judges, or any OF them. shall
then proceed to question the person challeng-
ed regarding his name. bis age, his then place
OF residence, how long he has resided in the
town, ward or election district, where the vote
Is offered; where was his Last place OF resi-
dence before he came to that town or ward,
and as to bis citizenship, whether a native or
naturallzed cisizen, and, II the latter, when,
where, and at what court, and before what
officer he was naturalized; whether he came
into the town or ward for the purpose of vot-
ing at that election, and how long he contem-
plates residing In the town or ward, and such
other questions as tend to test his capabilities
asia resident I'm the town or ward, and his right
to vote at that poll. II ballot be found to
contain greater number of persons required
to I'LL the said office, the said ballot shall be
considered void as to all the names designated
to I'LL such Offices. but no further; but no bal
lot shall be void for containing less number
OF names than is authorized to be inserted No
ballot properly endorsed found in a box differ
ent from that designated by its endorsement
shall be rejected, but shall be counted I'm the
same manner as If found In the box desisnat-
ed by such endorsement; provided, that the
counting of such ballot or ballots shall not pro-
duce an excess OF votes above the number OF
voters designated on the poll lists. The boxes
used at such election shall be opened and the
votes therein canvassed in tine manner above
provided, but as nearly as may be in the fol-
lowing order: First, the box containing the
ballots indorsed Electors; second, the box
the ballots Endorsed State; third
the box containing the ballots Endorsed "Con-
grsss'; fourth, the box containing the ballots
Endorsed Legislature fifth, the box contain
Ing the ballots Endorsed Judiciary; sixth,
the box containing the ballots Endorsed Town"
Or City; seventh, the box containing the
ballots Endorsed County" And, II any other
boxes shall be used, at any election in pursu-
ance OF law. such other boxes shall be opened
and the votes therein canvassed Immediately
after those hereinbefore specitied, in such or
der as the judges of election at each poll shall
specify. true copy of the returns made by
the judges shall also be made and certified by
them and forthwith filed by them In the ONCE
Of the town or city clerk. II, on proceeding
TO canvass the votes, It shall appear TO any